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transport logistic 2017: Record participation from around the globe Bigger and more international than ever
air cargo europe 2017
Once again transport logistic, the world’s biggest sector
In 2017, air cargo europe, the world’s biggest event for the air cargo sector,
gathering for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management, can report record participation figures: 2,162
was fully booked for the first time.
exhibitors from 62 countries presented themselves at the
213 exhibitors from 42 countries presented their products and
world’s leading trade fair for the sector—that’s an increase of
services in the sections at this show, which included airlines,
5.4 percent. The number of visitors rose by 9.5 percent, to
airports and services for the air cargo industry. The air cargo
60,726 from 123 countries. In terms of exhibition space, the
europe conference, an integrated part of this exhibition, was a
event also expanded, to 115,000 square meters. All nine exhi-
great success.
bition halls were fully booked.
Lars Wedel,
Stephan Schiller,
Manager Sales and Marketing, Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG, Germany
Managing Director, Hermes Germany GmbH, Germany
“transport logistic is for Kühne + Nagel the No. 1 platform for presenting our company at international level. Here we have the opportunity, within a short space of time, to engage in intensive and valuable talks with customers— whether existing ones or new contacts. This year again we have successfully achieved this goal.”
“transport logistic is always a delight for us! This trade fair is a superb barometer of the dynamic development in the logistics industry. We use the trade fair as a platform for our network and as a place to meet our customers.”
Success in numbers
Top marks and top results in all sections
Trend in exhibitor numbers
Proportion of international exhibitors 2,162
2,013 1,893
2,000
50%
1,764
1,800 1,600
2,050
40%
1,582
30% 20%
1,200
10%
1,000
0
Germany abroad
1,400
800 600 400 200 0 2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
39%
41%
44%
45%
48%
53%
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2,162 exhibitors from 62 countries
TOTALS
5.4% more exhibitors than 2015
2017
International exhibitors Top ten countries of origin
Trend in exhibition space (gross) Number of exhibiting companies
1. Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 2. Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
115,000 105,000
85,000
4. France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
75,000
5. Austria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 6. Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2009
2011
110,232
111,935
114,896
2013
2015
2017
89,771
95,000
3. Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
99,000
101,797
76,087 69,128
65,000 0 2003
2005
2007
7. Czech Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rating by exhibitors*
9. Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 10. China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Character as leading exhibition Visitor quality Overall rating of fair Probability of exhibiting again
2
Good to excellent Good to excellent
93% 95%
Good to excellent
98%
Definitely to maybe
98%
Marianne Myburgh, Marketing & Communication Manager Europe, C.H. Robinson, Netherlands
“transport logistic is not only the world’s largest exhibition, but also the world’s best organization. Our expectations were exceeded and the quality of visitors and discussions were very high.”
Trend in visitor numbers
Proportion of international visitors 60,726
60,000
55,438 51,310
50,000
47,636
52,308 50%
47,969
40% 30%
40,000
20% 10%
30,000
Germany abroad
0 20,000
10,000
0 2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
30%
31%
34%
37%
41%
44%
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
TOTALS
60,726 visitors from 123 countries 9.5% more visitors than 2015
2017
International visitors Top ten countries of origin
Rating by visitors* Number of trade visitors
Completeness/scope of exhibits
1. Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,840
Presence of market leaders
2. Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,444
Overall rating of fair
3. Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,194
Probability of attending again
Good to excellent Good to excellent
97% 96%
Good to excellent
97%
Definitely to maybe
97%
4. Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,445 5. France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301 6. Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,245 7. Czech Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,225 8. UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,016 9. Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973 10. Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790
Visitor structure according to branch of industry* (in %)
Visitor structure according to position* (in %)
College/university, research
Logistics services
3 2 Skilled trades 2 Government agencies
52 15 Industry/ manufacturing sector
26
Commerce
* Source: Survey of exhibitors and visitors at transport logistic 2017—Gelszus Marktforschung GmbH, Hamburg
Department head
Student/trainee 25
Managing director/ board member Employee/ civil servant/ skilled worker
10
19
12 18
13
3
Other Independent entrepreneur Division head
3
Supporting program A total of 48 events with 145 lectures and over 270 speakers and presenters and 5,860 participating visitors
Conceptual sponsors
Materialfluss, Warenwirtschaft und Logistik-Management www.foerdern-und-heben.de
Contact
Save the date:
Messe München GmbH
transport logistic 2019: June 4–7, 2019
Messegelände
Registration start: April 2018
81823 München
Registration deadline: September 15, 2018
Germany Tel. +49 89 949-20271 Fax +49 89 949-20279 info@transportlogistic.de
www.transportlogistic.de
Published by Messe München, Munich. Erfolgsbilanz E / 07 / 2017